Air Force Lacrosse Manager a Hero, Saves Man on Subway Tracks

Air Force's lacrosse manager became a hero early last month — putting himself in the path of danger to save a complete stranger.

Garrett O’Hanlon was quick to act when a twenty-something man fell into the tracks of a Manhattan subway station. O’Hanlon and two other men jumped down into the tracks to pull the incapacitated man out. With less than two minutes until the next train was due to arrive, O’Hanlon said he didn't hesitate.

“I couldn’t watch a man die. It was such a rush, it happened so quickly;I just had to react," he said.

He was able to hoist him out with the help of others waiting for the train while tearful bystanders watched on, panicked. When asked about the experience, O’Hanlon claimed there was no time to think. There wasn’t time to hesitate. The man was rushed to a nearby hospital and “in the end, the beauty was the collaboration of teamwork by total strangers that enabled this man to safety.”

O’Hanlon job as manager of the lacrosse team requires him to react quickly, providing the players with whatever they need during practice. O’Hanlon said the entire experience was a physical and mental battle where he was faced with “fight or flight.”

He finished by saying that “you can either push forward or give up.” Last week, O’Hanlon pushed forward, and it paid off, just like his team will do this season as they are faced with